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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4898876, member: 101855"]One thing I have noted about TPG grading of modern coins is that it doesn’t take much to make an MS-65. This piece has bright luster, which seems to trump marks in their eyes. </p><p><br /></p><p>I remember in 1999 a dealer I know got a bunch of the new State Quarters certified. They were mostly graded MS-65. They looked like pocket change to me, and graded no better than MS-64. Still he sold them for $40 apiece. One of his customers came to a subsequent show and threatened to assault him physically. For me sales like that aren’t worth it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4898876, member: 101855"]One thing I have noted about TPG grading of modern coins is that it doesn’t take much to make an MS-65. This piece has bright luster, which seems to trump marks in their eyes. I remember in 1999 a dealer I know got a bunch of the new State Quarters certified. They were mostly graded MS-65. They looked like pocket change to me, and graded no better than MS-64. Still he sold them for $40 apiece. One of his customers came to a subsequent show and threatened to assault him physically. For me sales like that aren’t worth it.[/QUOTE]
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